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 Gulfport
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 4. HEALTH AND SANITATION
 Article VIII. SLABS AND PILINGS

  § 4-203. Definitions.  

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  • As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended:

    Developed property shall mean any premises that have been improved by the installation of a building, home, or other physical improvements, including, but not limited to, streets, utilities, etc.

    Owner shall mean any person or other entity who owns the premises, real property, or physical premises.

    Person shall include and be applicable to any individual person, firm, partnership, corporation, association, and business entity.

    Premises shall include all real property within the City of Gulfport, Mississippi.

    Person in charge shall mean the owner, lessee, occupant, or person who has real or apparent authority to act on behalf of the premises or the agent in charge of or responsible for the premises.

    Slab shall mean any concrete or masonry (block or brick) foundation (including piers) or pavement which is old (constructed prior to August 29, 2005) and pre-used (previously served as the foundation for a structure). This definition of slab shall not include concrete or masonry driveways, concrete or masonry sidewalks, concrete or masonry patios, concrete or masonry retaining walls or concrete or masonry parking pads. Further, in Business or Industrial zones (as defined in the city's zoning ordinance), this definition of slab shall not include any area of concrete or masonry which would otherwise meet the definition of slab but which has been prepared as an area for parking in accord with applicable building codes and city standards and ordinances AND which 1. is open for public parking OR 2. is under contract for reserved parking.

    Structure shall mean any object constructed or installed by a person including, but not limited to, buildings, towers, smoke stacks, windmills, and flag poles.

    Undeveloped property shall mean any premises that have never been improved by the installation of a building, home, or other structural improvements.

    Vacant property shall mean any premises that at any time within the twenty (20) years preceding the adoption of this ordinance had improvements, such as a building, home, or other structural improvements, and whose building(s), home(s), or other structural improvement(s) are no longer existing or standing. For the purposes of this article, any premises that within the twenty (20) years preceding the adoption of this ordinance had improvements such as a building, home, or other structural improvement and only has a foundational slab of such building, home, or other structural improvement remaining, shall be considered "Vacant Property.

(Ord. No. 2830 , § 3, 7-7-15; Ord. No. 2943, § 2, 4-3-18 )